Facilitators/Leaders: Stacey Nerkowski - staceyn@uidaho.edu, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, and Shannon Blair – sblair@uidaho.edu, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Objective: This workshop is designed to provide an overview of genomic methods that can be used to address research questions in wildlife ecology, conservation, and management.

Description: The field of wildlife genetics is being transformed by new genomic methods. Specifically, we will cover the topics of whole genome sequencing, reduced representation sequencing, identifying adaptive loci, single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping panels, eDNA metabarcoding, and diet metabarcoding. We will include examples of how these new methods are being used to identify conservation and management units, assess genetic diversity and gene flow, monitor biodiversity, detect invasive species, and understand adaptation

Intended Audience: Anyone interested in learning more about these cutting-edge techniques